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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | WBEZ | Chicago man deported in ‘error’ has been struggling to adjust since feds returned him to the U.S. | https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/07/07/chicago-man-deported-in-error-by-ice-struggling-adjust-since-feds-returned-him | Like thousands of immigrants caught up in the federal government’s Operation Midway Blitz last fall, Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte spent seven months in detention centers before U.S. officials deported him to Caracas, Venezuela, in April. But his story took a different turn when the feds recently made a rare admission … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Charlie Kirk murder: Suspect Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing continues as prosecutors build their case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tyler-robinson-hearing-july-7 | ![][1] article Tyler Robinson speaks with his defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in 4th District Court on Friday, April 17, 2026 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Trent Nelson- Pool/Getty Image Expand #### The Brief * * Tuesday … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dr. Lisa Nee joins growing field of candidates for Chicago mayor | https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/07/dr-lisa-nee-joins-growing-field-of-candidates-for-chicago-mayor | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] Dr. Lisa Nee, a Chicago-based cardiologist who exposed patient mistreatment at the Hines VA Hospital, has joined the field … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Deep Tunnel almost full after heavy rains | https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/07/07/deeep-tunnel-weather-george-johnson-pritzker-ai | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Deep Tunnel, the city’s system of tunnels and reservoirs to handle … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man fatally shot on Near North Side | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/07/man-fatally-shot-on-near-north-side | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A man was fatally shot early Tuesday on the Near North Side. The man, 40, was outside in the … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Chicago Reader | The future looks . . . uncertain | https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/sixtywrd-art-review/non-charoenwattananon-timeless-art/ | _In the project_ [ _60 wrd/min art critic_ ][1] _, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviews a recent … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | The Civil War Within Chicago’s Democratic Party | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/civil-war-chicago-democratic-party | **_Chicago’s socialists and establishment Democrats are turning on each other. The question is whether anyone else can benefit_ ** It’s hard not to notice that the Democratic Party is at war with itself. For years, establishment Democrats prided themselves on having a “big tent” capable of accommodating everyone from moderate … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | CBS Local | Cardiologist Lisa Nee enters 2027 Chicago mayoral race | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cardiologist-lisa-nee-chicago-mayoral-race/ | Cardiologist Lisa Nee has entered the 2027 Chicago mayoral race. The Humboldt Park native worked at Hines VA Hospital in Chicago, where she said she "uncovered serious failures in patient care, including a backlog of life- saving heart tests that had gone unread." She left her clinical practice and earned … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Selected press releases (Live updates) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/selected-press-releases-live-updates-464/ | |
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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Good morning! | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/good-morning-301/ | * If you haven’t seen the new documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire, then you should soon rectify that omission. [ Shining Star ][45] … No matter who you are This is an Illinois open thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu9a29UR2dU [45]: https://youtu.be/Zu9a29UR2dU?si=p2rO4nk37M7EMJRv |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s morning briefing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-764/ | * **ICYMI:** Gov. JB Pritzker signs first-in-nation Illinois law requiring third-party safety audits for AI giants. [ Tribune ][3] … \- The legislation that Pritzker signed will require large AI developers — those with more than $500 million in annual gross revenue — to publish explanations of how their products … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | RETAIL: Strengthening Communities Across Illinois | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/retail-strengthening-communities-across-illinois-31/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Serious Lip Balm, founded by Khara Koffel and Megan Luckey, creates all-natural, handmade lip and skin products designed to help you feel your best. What started as a simple homemade gift in Jacksonville, Illinois, has grown into a thriving brand carried by more than … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Dems won’t put state money where their mouths are | https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/dems-wont-put-state-money-where-their-mouths-are/ | * My weekly syndicated [ newspaper column ][1] … > About a week after the state budget passed both chambers in the dark of night, > Attorney General Kwame Raoul spoke to the City Club of Chicago to complain > that his budget was cut by $10 million. > > … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | MUBI Fest Returns With Screenings At 3 Iconic Chicago Theaters | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/mubi-fest-returns-with-screenings-at-3-iconic-chicago-theaters/ | CHICAGO — MUBI Fest returns to Chicago July 10-12 with screenings at the Music Box Theatre, Salt Shed and Gene Siskel Film Center. Organized by film distributor and production company MUBI, the theme of this year’s festival is “Better Together.” The festival will feature a number of movie pairings meant … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Beverly, Morgan Park Gardeners’ Skills On Display At Annual Garden Walk | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/beverly-morgan-park-gardeners-skills-on-display-at-annual-garden-walk/ | BEVERLY — Gardeners will open up their private sanctuaries Sunday for the Beverly Area Planning Association’s seventh annual Beverly-Morgan Park Garden Walk. Gardens with traditional plantings, a koi-filled pond and an expansive urban farm are just a few of the eight gardens featured in this year’s walk. The walk begins … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Sigcho-Lopez’s Lawyer Urges Elections Board To Allow Ballot Access After Signature Challenge | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/sigcho-lopezs-lawyer-urges-elections-board-to-allow-ballot-access-after-signature-challenge/ | CHICAGO — A lawyer for one of two independent candidates challenging Democratic candidate Patty Garcia for the 4th congressional office asked the state’s Board of Elections on Monday to give Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) more leeway to meet Illinois’ 10,816 petition signature requirement for independents. Sigcho-Lopez announced he would run … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Bud & Rita’s Opens Loop’s First Weed Shop As City Eases Restrictions For Downtown Dispensaries | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/bud-ritas-opens-loops-first-weed-shop-as-city-eases-restrictions-for-downtown-dispensaries/ | LOOP — The Loop’s first legal cannabis dispensary is now open, two years after Downtown Ald. Bill Conway (34th) changed city rules to make it easier for weed shops to fill vacant storefronts in the Central Business District. [ Bud & Rita’s, ][118] located inside a former Bank of America … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Uptown Theatre Owner Says City Funding Needed For Renovations — But City Says He’s Asking For Too Much | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/uptown-theatres-future-uncertain-as-funding-remains-up-in-the-air/ | UPTOWN — Amanda Kennedy and her daughter, Rayanne Perez, pulled open a narrow gold door that opened to a tiny and ornate stone ticket booth at the Uptown Theatre. Perez climbed inside the booth, stepping over years of debris, and bent a metal grate to the side so her mother … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | July 7, 2026 | block-club-chicago | Logan Square Farmers Market’s New Location Gets Rave Reviews From Shoppers, Vendors | https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/logan-square-farmers-markets-new-location-gets-rave-reviews-from-shoppers-vendors/ | LOGAN SQUARE — Turbulent Fourth of July weekend weather didn’t stop thousands from flocking to the heart of Logan Square for their weekly Sunday shop and stroll through the popular and refurbished farmers market. The Logan Square Farmers Market, which [ moved to its permanent home ][74] at the [ … |